Crazy Golf at Gadebridge Park in Hemel Hempstead

A revisit to the Crazy Golf course in Gadebridge Park in Hemel Hempstead.

On a recent trip to Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire I popped along to the Crazy Golf course in Gadebridge Park for a quick round on the 9-hole layout.

The course was originally the 96th played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in May 2009. We revisited the course in July 2011.

Each of the 9-holes on the Gadebridge Park Crazy Golf course is in the shape of the hole number.

On this visit I scored rounds of 29 and 27. Bettering my previous scores of 31 and 30 in 2009, and 33 in 2011.

For more information, prices and opening times please visit the Gadebridge Park Attractions section of the Dacorum Borough Council website.

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- Crazy Golf at Gadebridge Park, Hemel Hempstead - revisit
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- Hemel Hempstead
- Hertfordshire

Link:
- Gadebridge Park Attractions

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Fried Gluten

Fried Gluten in a Can

While shopping in Ipswich I spotted a couple of tins of 'Coeliac Kryptonite' lurking on a shelf.

Vegetarian Duck-Style Dish - made with fried gluten. Mmmmmm

It comes in Chicken-style flavour too

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, oats and barley. For people with Coeliac Disease gluten is a very dangerous substance that causes all manner of health problems. Check out the Coeliac UK website for more information on Coeliac Disease.

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Crazy Golf at Thorne Park Golf Centre

Playing the Crazy Golf course course at Thorne Park Golf Centre in Devon.

The 9-hole Crazy Golf at the Thorne Park Golf Centre

The 605th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was the Crazy Golf course at the Thorne Park Golf Centre in Salcombe Regis, near Sidmouth.

Holing out on the first

The 9-hole layout would be the third played on our tour of the South West of England and the 366th played overall on our tour.

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 3

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 5

Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 8 - the round killer

Hole 9

Hole 9

In our match on the Crazy Golf course on the 2nd June 2015 Emily scored 28 and I scored 24 to take the win.

Emily on hole 2

Playing hole 1

There's a 9-hole Golf course, Driving Range, Pitch & Putt, and a Putting Green at Thorne Park Golf Centre too.

The Putting Green

You can find the Thorne Park Golf Centre in Salcombe Regis, near Sidmouth, East Devon. For more information on the various golf courses, opening times and prices visit the Thorne Park Golf Centre website.

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Link:
- Thorne Park Golf Centre website

Putting Green at Oak Mead Family Golf Centre in Devon

The 603rd and 604th courses visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour were at Oak Mead Family Golf Centre in Devon where there's a 9-hole Pitch & Putt layout and a practice Putting Green.

The Putting Green at Oak Mead Family Golf Centre

Follow the brown tourist sign to find the course on Gatedown Lane in Sidmouth, Devon

For more information check out the Oak Mead Family Golf Centre page on the Oakdown Holiday Park website.

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- Oak Mead Family Golf Centre

Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf in Exmouth, Devon

A visit to the Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Exmouth.

The Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course in Exmouth

The 611th and 612th courses visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour were at the Arnold Putting Course on the seafront in Exmouth, Devon.

Arnold Palmer Putting Courses are a seaside classic

At the 611th course on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

There's a 10-hole Crazy Golf layout, with a 'Lucky 11th' top hole where you can try to win a free game, and a Grass Putting course.

A view of the Crazy Golf and Grass Putting courses

The Top Hole!

The two miniature golf courses on Queen's Drive were the 12th and 13th visited during our tour of the South West of England.

Hole 1

The Crazy Golf course costs £3 a round, with the Grass Putting £3 for 9-holes, or £4 for 18-holes. There's also a Jungle Fun centre and a Safari Cafe on the site.

Hole 2

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 5

Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 8

Hole 9

Hole 10

Unfortunately there are plans to remove the Crazy Golf courses as part of a redevelopment of the seafront in Exmouth. This is a real shame. The course still looks to be in excellent shape and Arnold Palmer Putting Courses have been a part of the UK seaside since the 1960's. It's a classic piece of seaside history and should be preserved rather than destroyed.

Visit this course while you still can!

Arnold Palmer Putting Courses are my favourite type of minigolf to play and we've visited quite a few over the years - 24 in fact! The first course Emily and I ever played on together was an Arnold Palmer at Butlin's Minehead. On our trip to Skegness earlier this year it was great to see the scorecard at the course there listing all of the Arnold Palmer Putting courses - many of which have ceased to exist.

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